第一篇：Xi'an(Chinese:西安),isthecapitaloftheShanxiprovinceinthePeople'sRepublicofChina.AsoneoftheoldestcitiesinChinesehistory,Xi'anisoneoftheFourGreatAncientCapitalsofChinabecauseithasbeenthecapitalofsomeofthemostimportantdynastiesinChinesehistory,includingtheZhou,Qin,Han,theSui,andTangdynasties.Xi'anistheeasternendoftheSilkRoad.Thecityhasmorethan3,100yearsofhistory,andwasknownasChang'an(traditionalChinese:长安).

　　LongholidaysareusualduringSpringFestival,LaborHoliday(1-7May),andNationalHoliday(1-7October).ThenumberoftravellersisoftengreaterduringSummer(May-August),althoughthemostpleasantseasonforvisitingXi'anisAutumn.

　　第二篇：Someofthemostwell-knownsitesinXi'anare:Thecityissurroundedbyawell-preservedCitywallofXi'anwhichwasre-constructedinthe14thcenturyduringtheearlyMingDynastyandwasbasedontheinnerimperialpalaceofTangDynasty.TheMausoleumofQinShiHuangandhisTerracottaArmyarelocated40kmtotheeastofthecitycentre,inthecity'ssuburbs.TheBellTowerandDrumTower,botharelocatedatthecity'scentralaxis.Thecity'sMuslimquarter,whichishometotheGreatMosqueofXi'an.TheGiantWildGoosePagodaandSmallWildGoosePagodaarebothspectaculartowersandbotharewellover1,000yearsoldandhavesurvivedgreatearthquakes.TheformerisnexttoalargesquarewiththelargestfountaininAsiawhichprojectswaterhighintotheair,risingandfallingintimetomusicduringoneofthedailyperformances(usuallyatnoonandsoonaftersunset).TheyprotectedBuddhistwritingsinthepast.TheSteleForestisfamousforitsnumeroushistoricinscriptionsandstoneworksTheFamenTempleanditstoweringpagodalocatedonthecity'soutskirtXiMingTempleWolongTempleatKaitonglaneXingjiaoTempleatShaolinYuan(whereXuanzang'sTomblies)JianfuTempleBlueDragonTempleWangjiTempleTheBanpoNeolithicvillageislocatedontheoutskirtofthecityproperTheQianlingMausoleum,oneofthemanyTangDynastyeratombslocatedinXi'anTheShaanxiHistoryMuseumhasalargecollectionofartifactsbothmodernandancient.MountHuaisoneofthemostvisitedandsteepestmountainsinthecountryMountZhongnan(终南山)MountTaibaiMountLiHuaqingHotSprings(华清池),atthefootofMt.Lishan,haveahistoryof6,000years,theadjacentHuaqingPalacehasahistoryof3,000years.RankedamongtheHundredFamousGardensinChina,italsohasthestatusasaNationalCulturalRelicProtectionUnitandaNationalKeyScenicArea.